Setting Personal and Professional Boundaries for Caregivers

Professional boundaries with clients is a common issue for caregivers and the consequences are very scary. Caregivers may feel like they’re constantly walking on eggshells, not wanting to overstep their bounds and end up in an uncomfortable or even dangerous situation. Boundaries are essential for good relationships, personal and professional. While most people know intuitively what boundaries are and how important they are, they don’t always know how to set them or maintain them.

It’s estimated that over 90% of families don’t learn about professional boundaries during their caregiver training. This is the course that does just that! This Professional Boundaries for Caregivers Training Course provides guidelines and tools about the importance of setting boundaries, both personal and professional, and how crossing those boundaries can impact the clients. We'll also cover different types of touch in caregiving. In addition, caregivers will learn about the rules of social contact and what they should and shouldn't share with their clients. By the end of this course, they will have all the tools needed to provide the best care possible while maintaining healthy boundaries. 

Course Goals
✅Differentiate professional vs personal boundaries
✅Explain the importance of boundaries
✅Demonstrate how crossing boundaries can impact clients
✅Recognize the different types of touch in caregiving
✅Identify the important information that can be shared

Course Objectives
By the end of this course, the learner will be able to:
✅Practice maintaining professional distance
✅Differentiate the types of touch in caregiving
✅Develop rules of social contact and what to share with clients
✅Employ techniques to prevent overstepping
✅Choose which information can be shared